Hi everyone,
I will be moving over to the UK very soon (next 2 weeks or so).
Just want to make sure I understand correctly, do you have to be a member to buy tickets for premier league matches? I stayed in Manchester a few years ago and I remember that was the only way to get tickets. I’ll be living in London, so would like to go watch a few of the teams just for the experience (Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea etc).
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Unless you’re a member with a decent history with the club you’re going to find it tricky to get tickets to Premier League games. You might have better luck with clubs like Norwich or Southampton but certainly not with bigger teams.
You may have better luck getting tickets for FA or League Cup matches but the top players probably won’t be playing in those games.
Honestly I’d go and watch either your local non league side or a EFL team. PL football is expensive, largely boring and predictable. There are some great EFL and smaller clubs in London like AFC Wimbledon, QPR, Dulwich Hamlet are a great non league club. Charlton’s stadium is impressive for the level of football played there too and I’ve always enjoyed my visits there.
Man City tickets regularly go on general sale, you don’t need to be a member but it helps, especially for the bigger games. For most other teams you need to be a member.
If you’re willing to pay the cash, you can see any team you want. I’ve known plenty of people who have paid a lot of money to watch Spurs and Arsenal at short notice.
It is not obligatory to be a member, but it can often be pretty difficult to get tickets for big games/big teams. Season ticket holders use up a fair proportion of available spaces.
(you may well find it easier to go and see Palace, Brentford, Watford, West Ham, Fulham than the three you name, or currently lower division teams like Charlton, Millwall (well, that will be an experience, anyway), QPR, Wimbledon, Orient, Barnet… You get good followings and atmosphere right down the leagues.
If you’re round my way, Nottingham Forest tickets are going to be pretty hard to get, at least until a healthy level of gloom sets in. Not even sold any new season tickets this year, prospect of ground redevelopment meaning that we’ll be very short of seats for a while. I think the same thing happened at Fulham last season.
I used to have a housemate who was an Exeter fan. We would go to as many London away matches as we could, usually in div 2, but some in div 1. It was always a good day out, always strong support for the away team (loads of ex pats living in London), and a cheap way to see some matches in and around London. My favourite was the old Brentford ground, with a pub on each corner.
I bought a membership for arsenal last season for the first time and went to 3 games, would of done more but I don’t live in London! The tickets are often sold by other members so there is always a chance of getting tickets for bigger games